Château La Clotte

Château La Clotte is a tiny (four hectare) Saint-Émilion Grand Cru château graced with some of the most exceptional soils in Saint-Émilion. It is an absolute joy to visit this rustic Bordeaux farmhouse embedded in a spectacular limestone hillside overlooking Saint-Émilion.

La Clotte highlights the contrast between Bordeaux’s palatial châteaux and petite producers whose souls are reflected in their wines. All work at La Clotte is carried out lovingly by hand and this wonderful Grand Cru is made to be enjoyed young. But with only around 1000 cases produced each year, their wines are a rare chance to taste the true soul of Saint-Émilion.

“[La Clotte] has been on a strong run for several years...La Clotte is under most consumers’ radar, and the tiny production of 1,200 plus cases makes it difficult to find.” Robert Parker

Château La Clotte

Château La Clotte is a tiny (four hectare) Saint-Émilion Grand Cru château graced with some of the most exceptional soils in Saint-Émilion. It is an absolute joy to visit this rustic Bordeaux farmhouse embedded in a spectacular limestone hillside overlooking Saint-Émilion.

La Clotte highlights the contrast between Bordeaux’s palatial châteaux and petite producers whose souls are reflected in their wines. All work at La Clotte is carried out lovingly by hand and this wonderful Grand Cru is made to be enjoyed young. But with only around 1000 cases produced each year, their wines are a rare chance to taste the true soul of Saint-Émilion.

“[La Clotte] has been on a strong run for several years...La Clotte is under most consumers’ radar, and the tiny production of 1,200 plus cases makes it difficult to find.” Robert Parker

"...fleshy, deep cherry and blackcurrant fruit with hints of underbrush and tobacco leaf. The wine is medium-bodied, relatively soft and should provide delicious consumer-friendly drinking for the next decade." Robert Parker

"What we like about the business is that 'fine' doesn't just mean famous. The first growths and their ilk are here, but in company with some excellent, less well-known, sometimes very limited production wines and often at what seem very reasonable prices."

The Wine Gang, thewinegang.com

"The range is excellent and I don’t just mean that they go right to the very top. There’s something for everyone, whether you want mature first-growth Bordeaux or a little known gem from an estate that’s been in the same family for generations and which you’d be hard-pushed to find anywhere else other than at the cellar door. I’m always finding things I want to try on Cadman’s list."